ABOUT ME

I live in a camper van with a couple of West Highland Terriers for company.

My passion is photography but it is a work in progress.

I am always willing to share what knowledge I have and can be contacted through the comments on this post or e-mail ADRIAN

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Friday, 14 October 2011

TROUBLE WITH A COW (14/10/11)

I could have titled this Thursday night and Friday morning. The sun came out yesterday afternoon. We had a grand walk before going out for tea.

This shrub is really confused there are both blossom and berries on it………….I’m sorry I don’t know what sort of it it is. Phil Gates described this phenomena here at CABINET OF CURIOSITIES.

These are Guelder Rose Fruits……………I hope! I found these whilst creeping up on a Woodpecker. Ten minutes creeping and I reappraised the Woodpecker, it was a Magpie. I need an optician.

The view from the van. Blue sky, great.

This morning we were out before sunrise. I was going to set up and light Solomons Temple with flash. After stumbling around in the dark for half an hour I arrived and set the camera up. It was a waste of time, far too windy. It always comes as a surprise how little wind is required to ruin long exposures.

Solomons Tower………this was taken a couple of days ago. I lugged the gear inside but there isn’t much room, two dogs, a spiral staircase, a tripod and me just about fills it so I left the camera bag outside.

Buxton at night from inside the temple.

Looking westish.

Looking up at the base of the viewing platform. These three images were all taken at around two second exposure with a burst of flash………..not what I was hoping for but at least we all had an outing.

Dawn. This is as good as it got. I was up on the top of the Temple when the dogs started yipping and yapping. I shouted Be Quiet!…………that produced the expected result…………They carried on carrying on! I looked over the edge and saw a cow licking the camera bag. That got me moving. I went out and it never even looked up. Just carried on exploring my bag with it’s tongue. I gave it a slap and she backed off a couple of feet.

What’s it got to do with you? A lady with attitude.

She is a beauty and a poser. I’ll go back in better light as these were shot at 1600 ISO. It’s about the usable limit on my camera. Half that is a realistic setting.

22 comments:

Brilliant. This post made me laugh. Photography is frustrating isn't it? Do you use a tripod? I imagine you must if you shoot a subject with a two second exposure. I should really get one but just can't bear to lug too much around when I'm out. I love the highland coo and Solomon's Temple, I think I've been there but a long time ago.

Annie, yes, tripod, cable release, either live view or mirror lock up. It is a bit a palaver.If you are getting a tripod then it is an expensive business. Cheap ones are worse than no tripod. Mine is aluminium and I have two heads. A pan and tilt and a ball head with a friction adjuster on it. Mine doesn't have a removable centre column but were money no object I would go for that option. It enables you to hang your camera upside down at ground level. I'd also buy carbon fibre. Mine weighs a ton after I've carried it for and hour or so.

Hi Adrian...I didn't get to your post yesterday ,because of a miserable sinus headache,so the day was spent mostly on the sofa snuggled in a blanket!!I sure am glad I didn't miss this one with the cow story and photos...I laughed so hard I had tears in my eyes...LOL...better than Solomon's tower any day!! ; }The shots from inside the tower looking through the arches are wonderful though !!

The spiral staircase photo is like an optical illusion to me, or my remaining grey cell is still spinning from yesterday. When I look at it as presented my brain says it is looking down, in spite of the sky in the photo. When I copied and vertical flipped it then it looks as though you were looking up. Time for me to have a perspective transplant maybe.

Nice set with difficult interior lighting.I'm not a jealous person and I don't go out looking for specific photos, I just take what I happen to come across but I only possess a distant view of one of these magnificent beasts.